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HSBC Asset Management launches VC strategy investing

HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched a new venture capital investment strategy aimed at investing in companies that will participate in the transformation of financial services.  The strategy will provide clients with exposure to B2B companies which offer either software or financial services to enterprises or institutions. It will

GraphCMS raises USD10m Series A

GraphCMS, a Berlin-based company whose pioneering content management platform enables enterprises to seamlessly deliver better digital experiences, has raised a USD10 million Series A funding round. The round was led by OpenOcean, and previous investors Peak and Paua Ventures also participated, bringing the company’s total funding to USD13.7 million. Mango

Capstar Ventures closes inaugural fund at USD41m

Capstar Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its inaugural Fund I with USD41.3 million in capital commitments.  Founded by Kathryn Cavanaugh in 2019, Capstar Ventures invests nationwide in innovative consumer companies. The USD41.3 million was raised from an experienced group of individuals, family offices, and institutions including Capital

her1 Secures EUR5.5m in Series A fundraising round

Female wellness brand her1 has closed a Series A investment of EUR5.5 million, led by leading FoodTech investor Five Seasons Ventures.  The direct-to-consumer company provides natural and plant-based products to boost gut health and aid women’s health and beauty from within. The latest investment will enable the company to grow

Yapily raises USD51m in Series B funding, Finance & Insurance

Yapily, an open banking infrastructure provider, has held the first closing of its USD51m Series B funding round (second closing subject to regulatory approvals), taking its total investment to date to USD69 million.  The company will use the funding to expand across Europe, extending open banking to cover 95 per

UK innovators attract record levels of VC investment

Global Venture Capital (VC) investors continue to deploy record amounts of money into UK scaleups with nearly GBP17 billion raised in the first half of 2021. This already surpasses the total sum raised in the whole of last year according to Venture Pulse – a quarterly report published by KPMG

Speedinvest announces EUR60m final close for specialist marketplaces and consumer fund

Speedinvest, a pan-European early-stage VC, today announces the final closing of its second specialist marketplaces and consumer fund at EUR60 million, above its original target of EUR50 million. More than a dozen notable marketplace founders and executives have joined the final close, including the founders of Ankorstore, Vinted, TradingView, Planetly,

Renaissance Venture Capital closes USD77.5m fourth fund

Renaissance Venture Capital has closed its fourth fund with USD77.5 million of new capital.   Since it opened in 2008, Renaissance has raised over USD280 million, making it the largest “fund of funds” of its kind in the United States. Renaissance has become a role model for similar funds that have

Spanish VC beats all-time record highs

According to the first estimates obtained by the Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI), through the European platform EDC, the volume of investment in Spain reached EUR2,056.8 million in the first half of the year in a total of 394 investments, 27 per cent more than in the

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